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Communities Also Named Centre ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Centre.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Centre.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, .

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Centre is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Centre.
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Centre [Sacramento County].
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Centre [Schuyler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Metcalfe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Centre [Metcalfe County].
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Centre [Attala County].
      • Pearl River County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Centre [Pearl River County].
    • Ontario
      • This Centre lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Juniata County
      • This Centre is located in Juniata County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Centre.
      • Perry County
      • This Centre is located in Perry County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Centre.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Centre [Orleans County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centre ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Deans Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
  • First Peninsula
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Peninsula
  • First South
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First South came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First South
  • Front Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Centre
  • Garden Lots
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lots
  • Indian Path
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Martins Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Brook
  • Masons Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverport <5>
  • Second Peninsula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Peninsula
  • Spectacle Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spectacle Lakes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spectacle Lakes
  • Sunnybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
  • Tanners Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Settlement

How Far From Centre to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Centre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Centre and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Centre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,725 miles [5,994.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3789, Longitude: -64.3567    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Centre could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Centre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.564 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.985 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.326 degrees.




 

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